Pineapple Princesses began as a tribute to Ruby Borrowdale, the home economist behind the 'Golden Circle Tropical Recipe Book' tested in the Golden Circle kitchen and modified and updated in the Pineapple Princesses' test kitchens.
As Ruby said "pineapple is a versatile food" . . .
no fat, high in vitamin C and full of the flavour of Queensland sunshine. The blog continues as more and more pineapple recipes are discovered from around the world.

Grease
a loaf tin, 10cm by 23cm (top measurement); line with buttered greaseproof
paper. Wash and dry the cherries, cut them in half and set 10 aside. Chop the
pineapple and mix with the cherries, ground almonds and lemon rind.

Beat
the butter until soft, then add the sugar, and cream the mixture until light
and fluffy. Beat the eggs before adding them to the mixture a little at a time.
Sift and fold the flours and salt, a third at a time, into the creamed mixture.
Lastly fold in the fruit.

Spoon
into the prepared tin, level the surface and arrange the reserved cherries on
top. Cover the tin loosely with kitchen foil, taking care that it does not touch
the cake mixture. Bake in the centre off an oven pre-heated to 180°C for about
1 ½ hours or until well-risen and firm to the touch. Cool on a wire rack and
remove the lining paper.

Saturday, 16 May 2015

I received this text and mouthwatering photo from Donna today, Anne."I made these afternoon treats for the kids using pineapple jam. They were awesome! Just puff pastry in strips, twisted and rolled up to make a cup. Filled with jam and baked. Mmm! And we drizzled runny plain icing over them. Wicked!" Donna.

Sunday, 10 May 2015

Easy
Hospitality, Home Entertaining on a Budget Basis 1951 Marni Wood, The Coca-Cola
Company USA

Menus are suggested for occasions such as a “Bicycle
Picnic for Two”, “Picnic when Mother has had a Hard Day”, “After a Morning of
Strenuous Play”, “Sunday Buffet to Show Off Something New”, “ ‘The Gang’ in after a Square Dance”, ”The
Sewing Circle Listens to the Opera”, “When You’ve Worked Too Late on a New
Dress”, “A Bang-up Barbecue at a Pool”, “When the Junior-Senior Prom Committee
Meets”, “The Scouts Plan an Overnight Hike”.

Some
of these occasions conjure up some bizarre images! All menus suggest iced cold
Coca Cola, sometimes even “lots and lots of Coca Cola”.

Special
Parties: “Sometimes it is fun to ask a few friends in for a sort
of elegant, dressy looking dinner or cocktail party. Elegance has a place in
all our lives no matter how simply we live. . . Here are some suggestions for
special occasions.”

Monday, 4 May 2015

Ann recently found tiny rabbit and pineapple moulds in an antique shop and developed these recipes especially. Ann made the bunnies and I made the pineapple blancmanges with the addition of a little glace ginger, Anne.